Work-bench.



H. H. EATON.

WORK BENCH,

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3|. 1914.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D c,

. in connection with tack driving shoe Ina- NT FQ,

HA EIsON H. nron, or BEvEELY, MASSACHUSETTS,

MACHINERY COMPANY, OF 'PATERSON, NEW JEEsEY, A, CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY.

menses.

accompanying drawings, is a specification,- p i like reference characters on the drawings indicating like'parts in the several, figures.

This invention relates to shoemakers work benches and more particularly to such work benches which are especially, adapted for use chines examples of which are the pullingover and tacking machines of. the type shown in United States, Letters Patent No. 1,029,387,clated June 11,1912, and the lasting and tacking machines of the type shown in United States Letters Patent No,

1,081,872, dated Dec.16, 1913.

It is the shoe factory custom operators to make use of these benchesto hold several shoes at a time both before and after the shoes have been subjected to the operation of the machine and also to hold the shoe for such manual manipulations as may be required in connection with the pulling-over and the lasting operations. It is also a shoe factory custom, for which there are various satisfactory reasons, to runt-he pulling-over machines and the lasting machines so often, at times when no shoe is in position to receive the tacks, as to scatter a good many tacks upon the work bench of the machine. is done to the uppers of shoes by scratches received from the tacks that gather upon the work benches heretofore employed in connection with pulling-over, machines and lasting machines, notwithstanding that good operators make a practice of frequently brushing the tacks off their benches on to the floor. Another condition is that these unused tacks, expelled by, the machine when no shoe is in position to be fastenedby them, are wasted for when they are once'dropped on the floor their value is too small towar rant the time required to gather themandclean. them from the dirt with which they become mixedg While some attempts have beerrmade to lessen these evils, the alleged advantages of the have not predominated over their disadyan- Specification of Letters Patent.

for machine A substantial amount of injury proposed constructions WoEK-BENGH.

tages tosuch extent that the proposed devices have to any extent superseded the oldfashioned wooden bench upon which shoes ASSIGNOB ro imrrEn sHoE v Patented Aug; 31, 1915." Application filed August 31, 1914. Serial No. 859,423.

have continued to be scratched andgtacks wasted. I

The object of this invention is to meet the described conditions with a shoemakers work bench which will eliminate the evils complained of while providing a bench which will have all of the characteristics of convenience and strength desired by shoemakers and the low cost of construction which will make its adoption desirable as apart of the factory equipment.

WVith this object in mindthis invention provides a frame constructed andtarranged to provide asuitablea, support for a grille cover through. which tacks, will assuredly fall, instead of lodging thereon when they a are expelled from the machine. The frame also provides a raised flange extending around the ends and rear side of the bench to serve as a, retaining wall for the shoes,

the flange being omitted from thefront edge of the table which is substantiallyflushwith its grille top. The frame also presents downwardly inclined rear and end walls ex-,

tending from substantially ,the a vertical planes oftheends and rear side of the table to a depending tubular collar. Thiscollar is adapted toreceive and is provided with means for interlocking with a receptacle which makes a close fit therewith, the whole being arranged to assuredly catch the loose tacks which are expelled from the machine, guide them unfailingly to the receptacle where they are collected and safely retained so that neither the bench top nor the floor is littered with tacks and no tacks lodge where they can scratch ashoe. The frame is ad vantageously provided with an integral attaching bracket by which the table can be securely fastened to the machine post by the use of only two lag-screws.

The wholeis extremely simple and economical of construction because it, asdescribed, consists of only three parts each of which can be cast, or alternatively the bench top can be stamped out of heavy sheet metal,

and can be prepared for use with little or no foot.

it is provided with a suitably broadened on the stem so that the last spindle upon ing substantially vertical endand side walls which are formed-with a flange orledge 4: on their inner sides to afford supportfor the '30 which more or less straining and pounding of the shoe takes place, instead of being an element of weakness to the work bench, con stitutes aneffective. strengthenlng element which rigidly supports and braces the work bench at one ofits outer corners. Y

The work benchwill now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and-then the characteristic 7 features of 1t upon which. protection y is sought will be,

pointed out inthe. claims. I

j Figure l" ofthe drawings is a sideeleva- 'tion ofalasting machine equipped with a work bench embodying this invention 1n the best form now known to me, and Fig.2 is a perspective View of the work bench attached to the postIof the machine.

The illustrated machine has a post and a vhead in which is. operated ata'ck driver 3 parts of a lastand other usual associated 111 and tacking machine. p I

l lhework bench comprises a-frame l'havbench top 5 which is a grille or open-work" plate which may bet either cast or stamped 'outof stifi sheet metal to present narrow longitudinal and transverse connecting mem bersandrelativelywide openings between them as shown in Fig.2. The connecting flange 6 on the rear of the bench and on each of its endsto'present a work-retaining wall, the wall onthe ends tapering down to the" preferably flush with front edge which is There is formed integral with the frame an attaching: bracket presenting'to the machine post 2 a three point'bearing at 8, 9, 10,

the bearingpoints 8 and 9 being located above thebench top and the point 10 below it as: shown in Fig. '1; The bracket is pro-,

vided withholes for two lag bolts 11 located above the bench top and threaded into the 7 post 2. The. described arrangement profactories The frame 1 also. presents end Vides a rigid and strong attachment of the I workbench to the machine post and permits theworkbench to be easily attached to machines'which are already out in usein shoe T walls" which are inclined downwardly and inwardly and a rear wall which is inclined downwardly and forwardly and merge into acollar 12 from which project radially two The frame is confined between the usual base flange, the last spindle and a nut studs 13. The collar receives the third part of the apparatus which is a tack receptacle into which all tacks which fall upon the bench and through the top plate 5 are guided by'the inclined side wallsof the f ame;

The-receptacle 15 is formed with upright slots in its inner face, having lateral offsets r at 14 toreceive the studs 13 and constitutefl therewith a bayonet joint type oflock for I attaching the receptacle 15 in positionto collect the tacks. The tacks are thus promptly gathered,-kept cleanan d saved while hereto-,

, fore they havebeen first a source of damage I to the shoes on the work bench and thenhave become mixed with dirt andtrash and and necessary djunct to the machine, namely, the work bench. w

Furthermore, this invention replaces the old wooden work bench previously used with one which, because of its simplicity of design and construction and its durability, can be provided and used without substantially greater expense than the old objectionable types of work benches.

{Finally,and most importantof all theiad vantages of this invention, the described work bench'save's to the shoe manufacturer in a short time its entire cost by eliminating scratches and other damage to'the finished surface of the shoe uppers.

I Advantageously the common spindle for holding a last during manual operations on "theshoe, such as pincering and pulling the upper and pounding down the heel seat so i I ,wasted. This economy is eflected without. the use of any operating mechanism and by v a collector which is incorporatedina usual after lasting, is combined with the work bench in a way to strengthen the latter. To" 1 this end the frame 1 is formed in one front corner with a hole' or bearing for the stem" 18 of the last spindle 20 the base 22' of which is clamped down upon the wall of said hear ing by a nut 23. The stem '18 is preferably extended to the floor and provided with a suitably broadened foot, thereby affording additional rigid support for an end portion ofthe bench most remote from the points of attachment of the bench to the machine post2. r 1

Having explained thenature of this invention and how. it is to be used, and pointed out some'of the advantages secured by the,

described construction, I claim as new and desire to'secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1.- A, shoemakers work bench adapted for" attachment to the post of a lasting and tackbe ing machine and comprising a frame having an attaching bracket presenting a threepoint bearing to the machine post, means for securing the bracket to the post,a top plate supported by the frame and formed to afford a support for shoes while causing tacks fallingthereonto pass through the plate, a 'tack collecting receptacle and means for securing the receptacle to the frame and for guiding the tacks to the receptacle.

2. A shoemakers Work bench adapted for attachment to the post of a lasting and tacking machine and comprising a frame, an attaching means for connecting the frame to the post, said frame presenting means for supporting a top plate and having a retaining wall projecting above the top plate. on the rear side and the ends of the bench, and a top plate constructed to hold shoes while causing tacks falling thereon from the machine to pass through the plate.

3. A shoemakers work bench adapted for attachment to the post of a lasting and tacking machine and comprising aframe, on its inner faces a top-plate supporting ledge and above said ledge a work-retaining wall on the rear side and the ends of the frame ex tending from near the front of the bench along one end and across the rear side along the other end to near the front side of the bench, and a top plate removably sustained on said'ledge and constructed to hold shoes and to cause tacks falling thereon to pass through it.

1. A shoemakers work bench adapted for attachment to the post of a lasting and tacking machine and comprising a frame having an open top, a top-plate supporting ledge and Walls inclined toward an outlet, an open-work top plate supported on said frame and constructed to support shoes and to cause tacks falling on the bench to pass through into the frame, and a receptacle detachably secured to the frame to collect the tacks passing through, the outlet.

5. A shoemakers Work bench adapted for attachment to the post of a lasting and tacking machine and comprising a frame having an attaching bracket presenting a threepoint bearing to the machine post, means for securing the bracket to the post, a last spindle having a base and having a stem extending through the frame and adapted to rest on the floor, a nut threaded on the stem below the frame and between which and the spindle base the frame is clamped toafford auxiliary support for the frame, and a bench top plate supported by the frame and comprising a rigid metal plate provided with a plurality of series of openings for the passage of tacks and having integral portions separating adjacent openings.

6. A shoemakers Work bench adapted for attachment to the post of a lasting and tacking machine and comprising a frame having 7. A shoemakers Work bench adapted for I attachment to the post of a lasting and tacking machine and comprising a frame having an attaching bracket presenting a threepoint bearing to the machine post, two of the bearing points being located above the shoe supporting top face of the bench and one bearing point therebelow and two bolts extending through holes in the bracket below said upper-bearing points and above the said top face and threaded into the machine post, substantially as described.

8. A work bench for a shoe stretching and nailing machine comprising a grille, a frame for supporting said grille and having an inclined bottom terminating in a tack discharging neck, and a tack receiving receptacle detachably secured to said frame.

9. Awork bench for a shoe stretching and nailing machine comprising a grille, a frame for supporting said grille, the portion of the frame below said grille being funnel-shaped and terminating in a tack discharging neck, and a tack-receiving receptacle detachably secured to said neck. I

10. A work bench for a shoe stretching and nailing machine comprising a removable grille, a frame provided with a shoulder for supporting said grille, the portion of the frame below said grille being funnel-shaped and terminating in a tack discharging opening, and a tack-receiving receptacle detach.- ably secured in alinement with said opening. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. HARRISON H. EATON. Witnesses: I

CHESTER E. RocERs, LILLIAN B. DUPEE.

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